Beetroot Juice Supplementation in Basketball Players

Universidad de Murcia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sport Performance; Dietary Supplement

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Beetroot juice (BJ) acute supplementation; Dietary Supplement: Placebo acute supplementation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04210531

2421/2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

Whereas beetroot juice (BJ) supplementation is shown to increase physical performance in endurance activities, its benefits in team sports has been barely studied. In this randomized placebo-controlled study, we investigated the effects of BJ acute supplementation in improving neuromuscular performance and physical match activity in basketball.

Full description

Whereas beetroot juice (BJ) supplementation is shown to increase physical performance in endurance activities, its benefits in team sports has been barely studied. In this randomized placebo-controlled study, we investigated the effects of BJ acute supplementation in improving neuromuscular performance and physical match activity in basketball.Testing sessions will comprised a neuromuscular test battery consisting of a countermovement jump (CMJ), isometric handgrip strength, 10-m/20-m sprint and agility T-test, followed by a 40-minute simulated basketball match. Physical match activity (distances, speeds, accelerations and decelerations) will be monitored in real time using an inertial tracking system

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 15 to 16 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• active basketball player
• more than 5 years of basketball training experience

Exclusion criteria

• concurrently participating in other studies
• contraindications to BJ diet
• physical limitations, health problems, or musculoskeletal injuries

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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10 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

BJ supplementation

Experimental group

Description:

Acute beetroot juice (BJ) supplementation

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Beetroot juice (BJ) acute supplementation

PLA supplementation

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Acute placebo (PLA) supplementation

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo acute supplementation